Croton

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Croton s.l.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 36147 with M Stieber & J. H. Kirkbride, Jr., 17 Feb 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, Serra do Cipó.

  • Habitat

    Sloping, rocky cerrado, bordered by forest along stream, and by grassy, recently burned campo. Sandy soil with sandstone.

  • Description

    shrub. Shrub 1.5m tall; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 870543

    Occurrence ID: 708a5e98-75c0-47ef-9224-3ffea5516029

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Croton, s.l., det G. J. Breckon, 1973

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, Serra do Cipó

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.3916, -43.5675

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    20576.6

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. of elev. 1200 m nearest to the geogr. center of Serra do Cipó (mountain). Measured from coord. to farthest extent of elev. 1200 m of mountain = linear extent (20570 m). Input info into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Ptanalto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serfa do Espinhago
No. 3611x7 Croton, 8.1.
Det. Gary Breckon, 1973
Shrub 1.5m tall; flowers white; in forest*
Serra do Cipo, elev* ca. 1200mj sloping, rocky
cerrado, bordered by forest along stream, and
by grassy, recently burned campo; sandy soil
with sandstone«
W.R. Anderson, M. Stteber, J.H. Klrkbride, Jr.	yj February 1972
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agricola do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
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